tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post327422299908468582..comments2023-12-25T03:14:35.667-06:00Comments on Tiny Tips for Library Fun: Top 12 Ways to be a BAD Selector - Part 1Marge Loch-Woutershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-8030663733497601512013-11-02T13:59:17.738-05:002013-11-02T13:59:17.738-05:00Oh, and something I find helps me is my slideshows...Oh, and something I find helps me is my slideshows - I load all my new titles on picasa albums slideshows. I can look back at it and say "oops, I haven't bought any historical fiction in, like, forever!" or "I need more easy readers". Also helps when I'm booktalking new stuff for school visits to job my memory. http://www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us/wordpress/youth/Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-36920878024954831592013-11-02T13:50:37.929-05:002013-11-02T13:50:37.929-05:00I have "tub books". I bought $2 dish tub...I have "tub books". I bought $2 dish tubs from Walmart, put labels on them, and I buy cheap 8x8 paperbacks (Disney, Thomas, Clifford, etc.). When they fall apart I staple and tape them back together. I can get 30+ circulations in a year or two and the books cost about $2.5. High literary quality? Heck no. But people love them, they boost our circulation numbers, and there are a lot of other great benefits (which I have a blog post about coming soon (-:)<br /><br />YES on the nonfiction paperbacks. I have had a lot of arguments with my director and circulation staff on this. Yes, I understand they are skinny and they don't hold up - but they're going to be outdated in five years, why would I spend an extra $15 on making sure they're in good condition for...the book sale?<br /><br />I'm kind of torn about the diversity aspect. On the one hand, I do want a diverse collection, I think kids should see all the different cultures and colors. At my library we love EllRay Jakes, Lulu, Sugar Plum Ballerinas, etc. I think adults are more worried about the "kids won't check this out if they see a poc on the cover" than the kids. I would LOVE to see more books with Hispanic characters, especially if they aren't set in urban areas, which would speak more to the experience of my patrons. However, I can't justify buying yet another book about MLK and Civil Rights or non-mainstream holiday books that never circulate. I get really frustrated wondering why we don't have more books like Karen Williams' Beach Tail or why authors don't start branching out into new aspects of history like Steve Sheinkin's upcoming book Port Chicago 50. Oooh, or more books like Diana Lopez' Confetti Girl or Ask my mood ring how I feel.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-13372869988741308262013-11-01T20:19:07.207-05:002013-11-01T20:19:07.207-05:00We're lucky to have the CCBC, a book examinati...We're lucky to have the CCBC, a book examination center on the UW-Madison campus, filled with newly published children's books. I like to take a day or half day once or twice a year and head down there. I get to see the books and get hands-on plus I find a ton I haven't seen reviewed. And no pressure to buy!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-68436288294667255022013-11-01T20:01:42.850-05:002013-11-01T20:01:42.850-05:00I know this is probably not what you meant, but I ...I know this is probably not what you meant, but I love to get preview boxes when I have some time, b/c I get to peruse the books, and I often see books that I would not normally!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624608433825225766noreply@blogger.com